OREANDA-NEWS. January 12, 2011. Extraordinary general Shareholders’ meeting of Aeroflot took place in the form of absentee voting.

The meeting decided to amend in the Charter of JSC Aeroflot and Regulation on the Board of Directors. These alterations will increase the authority of the Board of Directors in making decisions to take part or terminate interest in business of associated, dependent or other companies.

The meeting approved participation of JSC Aeroflot in the Russian Union of Industrial and Entrepreneurs.

Aeroflot - Russia’s leading air carrier, member of the global SkyTeam alliance with a consolidated route network covering 898 destinations in 169 countries. In 2009, the Aeroflot Group carried 11,1 million passengers.

Aeroflot enters theworld top 25 airlines by Air Transport World magazine in accordance with the results of financial and economic activity in 2009 (Category “operating profit” and “net profit”).